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It's all about celebrations!
Congratulations to AnnMarie Lewis and her team at SKYY Salon at their new location, 97 Water Street in Newburyport, just steps away from the Tannery Marketplace!
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The Chamber Pot is Back!
Grab your ticket now and get in on the Early Bird Round!! Purchase a ticket by December 30, 2016 and be entered to win a $250 Newburyport Gift Card. This drawing will take place on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. And you'll still be included in the $10,000 drawing on April 6, 2017. Deadline to be included in this Early Bird Round is Friday, December 30th - so don't wait!
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By Maureen Pomeroy, Pomeroy Law
With only days remaining before its implementation, a federal court judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction on November 22, 2016, to delay the U.S. Department of Labor's regulation changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). These regulation changes would have increased the minimum salary levels for certain positions exempt from the FLSA's overtime and minimum wage provisions, also referred to as the "white collar exemptions." The most controversial change would have increased the minimum salary level for executive, administrative and professional exempt positions to $47,476 ($913 per week) from the current amount of $23,660 ($455 per week). For now, businesses subject to the FLSA must maintain a holding pattern and await future court or legislative action on the FLSA regulation changes.
This preliminary injunction is the result of several states filing a lawsuit in a Texas federal court, entitled State of Nevada et al. v. U.S. Department of Labor, Civil Action No. 4:16-cv-00731-ALM, challenging certain provisions in the FLSA rules. The states argued that employers...
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By Andrea Siy, S!y Communications, Inc.
Let's walk through the Engagement Marketing Cycle and apply it to our real lives. So you have a business. Whether it's a brick and mortar place or an office or even virtual, this is your business.
It starts when people come and do business with you and they have a great "wow" experience with you. We all know they are going to tell two friends or 10 friends or whatever if it is a bad experience. But the same is true in reverse.
While they are still in your store or place of business, or soon after you have interaction, you should entice them to stay in touch. Ask them to...
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Have a job opening? Post it on the Chamber Website.
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Worthington Interior Design
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Fitness Together
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Essex Street Inn
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Revision Energy - Exeter
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Clipper City Car Wash, Inc. - Newburyport
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Eastern Bank - Newburyport
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Flukes Facebook Special
Flukes & Finds
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Have a Hot Deal? Post it on the Chamber Website.
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Member2Member Email Communications
The Chamber can send a Member2Member email on your behalf to get your message out to over 1,500 recipients.
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Free Business Counseling - SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) offers FREE counseling to individuals who would like help starting a new business, or who own a small business and need assistance with any of their business issues. Appointments available on Tuesdays at the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce. Schedule your appointment by calling 978-462-6680. Click here for info.
MassDOT Newsletter - Weekly updates to stay informed about on-going accomplishments and successes on the road to reform and shed light onto the many challenges transportation agencies are working through each day to better serve the public. View the latest newsletter here.
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